Favorite Winter Anime By State

In the U.S., we aren’t quite in a united state of anime. According to a new graph published by anime streaming service Crunchyroll, half of America is in agreement over its favorite anime right now, while the other half’s tastes are pretty scattered. Action series Blue Exorcist is dominating the coasts and the South. 24…

Tips For Playing Nioh

The PS4 samurai action game Nioh is out today. It is really good. It’s also really difficult. If you want to play it but don’t want to spend hours figuring out how everything works, I’ve got you covered. I’ve been playing Nioh obsessively for the last week. I’m more than 40 hours in and I…

Saints Row 2 Was So Good

Saints Row 2 is the greatest sandbox game of all time. Grand Theft Auto 5 has a bigger budget, Saints Row IV gives you superpowers, The Witcher 3 has a better story, and Assassin’s Creed II takes you to far more exotic locales, but Saints Row 2 holds a special place in my heart. It’s…

Users Say The Latest Steam Scam Is Profiles With ‘Malicious Code’ [UPDATE]

Steam users say that some profile pages are attempting to phish other people through malicious code. [Update 12:09-The mods at r/Steam say the issue has been fixed, and have posted a thread detailing the method of the exploit.] Phishing refers to the act of using fraudulent log-in pages to trick people into giving away personal…

Fighting Game Competitor Urges Tournaments To Do More About Stalkers 

Sherry Nhan, better known in the fighting game community as Sherryjenix,recently shared an unsettling story in a video posted to her YouTube channel. She claims she has been relentlessly contacted for almost two years by a man obsessed with her, behavior that has since materialized in the real world. And now she wants to know…

Yep, This Is An 83-Minute Analysis Of A Three-Minute Super Mario Odyssey Trailer

In January, Nintendo released a three-minute trailer for the upcoming platformer Super Mario Odyssey. This past weekend, GameXplain released an 83-minute video that analyzes that trailer. And it’s way better than it has any right to be. You wouldn’t think a film-length analysis of a video game trailer would be gripping and fun to watch,…

Some Overwatch Cuties

Desiree Cassidy is an illustrator and animator working at Electronic Arts. Here’s some of her work, including these Overwatch ladies. You can see more of Desiree’s stuff at her ArtStationand Instagrampages. To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the…

Haunting Rhythm Game Deemo Comes To Vita This Spring

One of the first games I download whenever I get a new phone or tablet is Deemo, a touching tale of love, loss and sacrifice told through a piano-esque rhythm game. PM Studios and acttil are bringing the game to PlayStation Vita this spring. I’ve been waiting to add Deemo: The Last Recital to my…

Fallout 4‘s 55 GB Hi-Res Texture Pack Doesn’t Make A Huge Difference, But It’s Nice

The promised free Fallout 4 high-resolution texture pack released on PC yesterday, making the game look a bit better when you get close to things in exchange for a large chunk of hard drive space. Between the quality of the original release and the mods players have created since, Fallout 4 already looks pretty spiffy,…

Nintendo Thinks It Can Win Over Third-Party Developers

One of the Wii U’s biggest weaknesses was third-party support. But this time, Nintendo doesn’t want to repeat that mistake with the upcoming Switch. Last month, Nintendoannounced a slew of third-party titles for the Switch, including Skyrim. A promising sign? During a recent financial meeting, Nintendo talked more about this time will be different (which,…

Final Fantasy XIV‘s Interface Made Futuristic Thanks To HoloLens

We’ve already seen what Microsoft’s HoloLenscan do to Portal. Now, let’s picture what it can do to Final Fantasy XIV Japanese Twitter user Tanufuku created this mock-up to see how it could handle the MMORPG’s interface.  Tanufuku thinks this actually might make the game even more immersive as well as make it possible to play…

For A Metal Gear Porn Parody, These Special Effects Are Okay!

Usually porn parodies seem content with just cosplay, but not this Metal Gear Solid one. It’s really gone the extra mile. Dubbed Metal Rear Solid: The Phantom Peen (heh), this is the latest game themed endeavour from the folks behind the Overwatch dirty movie and the FFXV skin flick. Besides groan-inducing puns like “Diamond Dongs,”…

Oh Hey, Cowboy Bebop Cosplay

Hey cosplayers, more Cowboy Bebop cosplay, please. This Faye Valentine is by ReaverSkill

Here’s Sladkoslava with a damn good Ellie from The Last Of Us

3D Models Of Famous TV Show Sets

I had never wanted video game versions of The Office or The IT Crowd. Now that I’ve seen these 3D recreations of those (and other famous) show’s sets, though, I’m coming around. Maybe something like The Sims, or Game Dev Story, or Theme Hospital… These models were made by Drawbotics, and in addition to the…

Wolfenstein Parody Thoughtfully Examines The Ethics Of Violence Against Nazis

You round a corner, finger wrapped around the trigger like a child clinging to a safety blanket. A nazi appears. You try to fire, but a mysterious force prevents you. Nazi magic? No, something much more sinister. You hear a voice: “Is it really OK to deny fascism a platform?” “Oh no,” you whisper. Then…

Playing Portal In The Real World

Why play Portal on a 2D screen when you can play it all around you in the real world? This Portal demo for Microsoft’s Hololens—an “augmented reality” headset that displays digital content on glasses overlaid on your outside vision—looks incredible. It was made by developer Kenny Wang, who did something similar last year with Pokemon…